Hassan Yazdani tops 74Kg freestyle rankings

[khosro]

74kg – Hassan YAZDANI CHARATI (IRI), 2015 world silver medalist at 70kg, overcame a six-point deficit in the Rio 2016 gold medal for a 6-6 last-point victory over Aniuar GEDUEV (RUS) and his first appearance at No.1 in the rankings.


1. Hassan YAZDANI CHARATI (IRI) – Rio OG No.1 (4)
2. Aniuar GEDUEV (RUS) – Rio OG No.2 (2)
3. Soner DEMIRTAS (TUR) – Rio OG No.3 (7)
4. Yabrail HASANOV (AZE) – Rio OG No.3 (8)
5. Bekzod ABDURAKHMANOV (UZB) – Rio OG No.5 (10)
6. Galimzhan USSERBAEV (KAZ) – Rio OG No.5 (nr)

For full details on the rankings check out the following link: https://unitedworldwrestling.org/art...h-olympic-gold

I've also included any of our guys in the top six below (only 6 weight categories took place at the Olympics):

57kg

1. Vladimir KHINCHEGASHVILI (GEO) – Rio OG No.1 (1)
2. Rei HIGUCHI (JPN) - Rio OG No.2 (10)
3. Haji ALIEV (AZE) – Rio OG No.3 (1@61)
4. Hassan RAHIMI (IRI) – Rio OG No.3 (2)
5. Yowlys BONNE RODRIGUEZ (CUB) – Rio OG No.5 (3)
6. Vladimir DUBOV (BUL) – Rio OG No.5 (3@61)

61Kg

1. Daulet NIYAZBEKOV (KAZ) – Ziolkowski Int’l No.1 (2)
2. Aleksander BOGOMOEV (RUS) – Buryatia Cup No.1 (4)
3. Imam ADZHIEV (RUS) – European U23 No.1 (5)
4. Bekhan GOIGEREEV (RUS) – Ali Aliev No.3 (6)
5. Georgi KALIEV (BLR) – Europe No.2 (7)
6. Behnam EHSANPOOR (IRI) – Asia No.2 (8)

125 Kg

1. Taha AKGUL (TUR) – Rio OG No.1 (4)
2. Komeil GHASEMI (IRI) – Rio OG No.2 (6)
3. Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) – Rio OG No.3 (1)
4. Ibragim SAIDOV (BLR) – Rio OG No.3 (nr)
5. Levan BERIANIDZE (ARM) – Rio OG No.5 (8)
6. Tervel DLAGNEV (USA) – Rio OG No.5 (14)